Dialogue 1:
- Sweety, you (to call up) our neighbours for help. I could have set up this fir-tree myself.
- I know. But you were out doing the shopping for the Christmas party. I thought I might make you a surprise.
Dialogue 2:
- Jake, you (to water) the lawn. It was raining from 3 to 5 this morning.
- Oh, I know, but it’s the process that appeals to me!
Dialogue 3:
- How did you get to the stadium before me?
- I (to take) the bus today, my work mate Jane kindly gave me a lift.
Dialogue 4:
- How have you been today?
- Nasty. My boss told me off for chatting on ICQ, luckily I (to work) extra hours.
Assignment 18.
Complete the following jokes with the given idioms:
You could do worse than.
I could do with (to be used twice).
I couldn’t care less.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
1. One day at school he gave a bright boy a sum in algebra, and, although the problem was comparatively easy the boy couldn't do it.
The principal then said, “……………….. At your age George Washington was a surveyor.”
The boy looked him straight in the eyes and replied:
“Yes, sir; and at your age he was President of the United States.”
2. Married for many years, Paul had been ignored by his wife, Liz, for some days, so eventually he confronted her with what he perceived as the problem.
“Come on Liz, admit it,” he ranted, “You only married me because my granddad left me $6 million, didn't you?”
“You really are silly, Paul,” retorted Liz loudly, “…………………… who left it to you.”
3. I told my mom …………………… a haircut, and my mom goes, "Oh, I can cut your hair for you.” “Really? Hmm, I've got pictures when I was 11 that say you can't.”
4. Fay is sitting at a hotel bar waiting for her husband to arrive when a man approaches her.
“Hi, honey,” he says. “I see ……………… a little company?”
“Why?” asks Fay, “do you have one to sell?”
5. Bernard goes to see a local priest. “Something terrible is happening to me, Rabbi. I must talk to you about it.”
The priest asks, “So what's wrong, Bernard?”
Bernard replies, “I’m sure that my wife Sarah is poisoning me.”
The priest is surprised by this and says to Bernard, “I'm sure you can’t be right.”
But Bernard pleads, “I'm telling you, I'm certain Sarah’s poisoning me and I don’t know what to do.”
The priest shrugs his shoulders and says, “OK, if I can talk to Sarah, I might be able to find out what’s happening. I can then let you know what I’ve discovered.”
Bernard says, “Thank you. What would I have done without you?”
A week later, the Rabbi calls Bernard and says, “Well, I contacted Sarah – in fact I spoke to her on the phone for over three hours. Do you want my advice now?”
Bernard replies, “Yes, please.”
"……………………………… take the poison!"
Assignment 19.
